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It's quite literally kit running as root...

• davrosthedalek 2y ago
  It's quite literally not. Root is technically a user with extra rights (including modifying the kernel, but there is still an API the root user has to go through). This is running as part of the kernel. It's not running in userland "as root". A rootkit is something that gives other users the power of root.
  • bigstrat2003 2y ago
    That's taking it too far. By that logic, rootkits can't exist for Windows because the super user is called "Administrator", not "root".